Most recent line-up of Harry Miller and the Satisfied Souls:
Harry Miller - piano Xavier Perez - saxophones Avi Bortnick - guitar Mark Wade - bass Joe Foster - drums
Most recent line-up of The Harry Miller Trio:
Harry Miller - piano Marcus McLaurine - bass Jeff Hirshfield - drums
MUSICIANS ON MYSPACE SONGS:
"Intro to I'm Old Fashioned" (unreleased live recording - 2003):
Harry Miller - solo piano
Someone sent me this "guerilla" audience recording of an improvised introduction I played for the tune "I'm Old Fashioned" with Maynard Ferguson's Big Bop Nouveau Band, whom I toured with nationally in 2002/03. This concert was in Tuscon, Arizona. Maynard graciously allowed me to play unaccompanied improvised solos on almost every gig. The piano miking technique being employed by the crew during this time could have been a lot better, but even with the inferior piano sound, and the restless crowd noise/coughing, I like some of the musical ideas present during the solo. Hope you enjoy it....
"Cheesequake" (from CD Jazz Beauty Supply rec. 2002):
Harry Miller - piano, keyboards, claps, composer Steve Slagle - alto saxophone Kate McGarry - voice Dave Edwards - electric bass Joe Foster - drums, claps Bobby Reveron - percussion, claps
"Miller's DeLight" (from CD Jazz Beauty Supply rec. 2002):
Harry Miller - piano, keyboards, composer Steve Slagle - alto saxophone Avi Bortnick - electric guitar Dave Edwards - electric bass, spoken words Joe Foster - drums, title-giver
"New York Ego" (from CD Live at the Museum rec. 1998):
Harry Miller - piano, composer Dave Edwards - acoustic bass Vince Ector - drums
"Wild Cosmos" (from CD Open House rec. 1988 - out of print):
Harry Miller - keyboards, drum programming, composer Arto Tuncboyacian - percussion
Influences
Favorite Pianists: Ken Palmer, Lyle Mays, Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, Josef Zawinul, Wynton Kelly, Hampton Hawes, Kenny Werner, Oscar Peterson, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner, Patrice Rushen, Art Tatum, Jelly Roll Morton, Floyd Cramer, T Lavitz, Glenn Gould, Phineas Newborn, Ahmad Jamal, Hank Jones, Tommy Flanagan, Aydin Esen, Errol Garner, Sonny Clark, Thelonious Monk, Nat King Cole.
Favorite Composers: Igor Stravinsky, Lyle Mays, Conlon Nancarrow, Paul McCandless, Aaron Copland, JS Bach, Bill Frisell, Serge Prokofiev, Charles Mingus, Tchaikovsky, Duke Ellington, Charles Ives, Steve Reich, Thelonious Monk, Pat Metheny, Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, Steve Morse, Eberhard Weber, Dave Holland, Ludwig von Beethoven, Frederic Chopin, Stevie Wonder, Ralph Towner, Joni Mitchell, The Beatles, Leonard Bernstein, Gil Evans, Mike Gibbs, Carla Bley, Tom Jobim, Mike Stern, John McGlaughlin, Jelly Roll Morton, Claude Debussy, Scott Joplin.
Sounds Like
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Welcome! I am a pianist/keyboardist/composer living in New York City. A number of years ago I lived in Boston, and I grew up in University City, Missouri, which is part of the greater St. Louis area.
My primary goal and highest intention as a musician and composer is to participate in and attempt to expand upon musical languages, sounds, and silences that resonate within as being meaningful.
So far I have composed around 100 pieces of music. My guesstimate is that I have played more than 2000 gigs, and I've been to over 70 nations in my travels as a musician - but hey, who's counting?!!
Fortunately, I have participated in a diverse array of musical settings. I consider myself very lucky to be alive during this time and place in history because it's a privilege to have a job doing something I enjoy.
One principle I remember is to always stay open to learning and practicing new ideas. Some of the musical philosophies I learned early on have remained constant to this day. I also strive to cultivate an attitude of acceptance about music - an approach of knowing that no matter what happens, everything is OK. When it comes to music and art, I believe all sincere perspectives are simultaneously valid.
So far I have released four albums worth of material, and three of those recordings are still available through CD Baby (look to your left on this page). Thanks for your interest, good wishes, and support.
All of my musical teachers, friends, associates, and employers have been important to me, and I am truly grateful for all they have offered.
For a comprehensive list of people I have studied with, please see the "People I Have Studied With" blog above.
For a comprehensive list of people I have worked with, please see the "People I Have Worked With" blog above.
Thank you so much for welcoming the woods into your heart (via your myspace page) . It means a lot to us! Come back and visit us often and please view our music video for "We are the ones" at http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=13whBuB66XA
We wish you a wonderful week and thanks again for stopping by.
Hey Harry.. do you know if Jonathan Rem has a myspace yet? Enjoy my new tune called "Beauty So Deep" why? cause it sounds like not from the USA..how did I do? peace best wishes in all things
Hey Harry Miller, Thanks for the friendship! How are things in New York? It's warm and muggy here today in Milwaukee. I saw you are a friend of Deepak Chopra's so I thought perhaps you might be interested in a new healthy Ayurvedic beverage and ground floor home-based business he's endorsing called Zrii, which features the healing Amalaki fruit from the Himalayas. I hope this finds you well. Have a great weekend! Wishing you peace, love, and prosperity, Paul Kuhn Cellocaster, Violin, Vocals, Zrii Milwaukee via Aspen via D.C. USA music page: www. myspace. com/treehouseonline
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